The Value of Non-Referential Gestures: A Systematic Review of Their Cognitive and Linguistic Effects in Children's Language Development

• Main Authors: Ingrid Vilà-Giménez (Author), Pilar Prieto (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: MDPI AG, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Speakers produce both referential gestures, which depict properties of a referent, and non-referential gestures, which lack semantic content. While a large number of studies have demonstrated the cognitive and linguistic benefits of referential gestures as well as their precursor and predictive role...